期刊
MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY
卷 2, 期 2, 页码 182-190出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2008.05.004
关键词
Estrogen receptor alpha; CTSD; Distal enhancer; Chromatin looping; DNA methylation
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资金
- EC 6th framework program grant CRESCENDO [FP6-018652]
- the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
- European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) is a ligand dependent transcription factor that regulates the expression of target genes through interacting with cis-acting estrogen response elements (EREs). However, only a minority of ERa binding sites are located within the proximal promoter regions of responsive genes. Here we report the characterization of an ERE located 9 kbp upstream of the TSS of the cathepsin D gene (CTSD) that up-regulates CTSD expression upon estrogen stimulation in MCF-7 cells. Using ChIP, we show recruitment of ER alpha and phosphorylated PolII at the CTSD distal enhancer region. Moreover, we determine the kinetics of transient CpG methylation on the promoter region of CTSD and for the first time, at a distal enhancer element. We show that ER alpha is crucial for long-distance regulation of CTSD expression involving a looping mechanism. (C) 2008 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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